Exhibitions (page 17)

  EXHIBITION

NEW NEW YORK: ABSTRACT PAINTING IN THE 21ST CENTURY
October 4 – December 4, 2015
The Art Gallery at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Resurgence of Abstract Art Examined at UH Manoa Exhibit

Welcome to the Sentient World: The New Abstraction by Noe Tanigawa, Hawai’i Public Radio

An Examination of Abstract Art_Honolulu Star Advertiser111515.pdf

EVENTS
free and open to the public Sunday, October 4 / The Art Gallery
2-3 pm, Gallery walk-through with curators Debra Drexler + Liam Davis and Intersections Visiting Artist Barbara Takenaga
3-5 pm, Reception Monday, October 5 / ART Auditorium
6-7:30 pm, Panel discussion with NEW NEW YORK curators Liam Davis and Debra Drexler and artists Paul Behnke, Amanda Church, and Lucas Moran Tuesday, October 6 / ART Auditorium
6-7:30 pm, An Overview of Works by Barbara Takenaga
Public lecture by Barbara Takenaga, Intersections Visiting Artist Sunday, November 1 / The Art Gallery
2-3 pm, Gallery walk-through with curator Debra Drexler Wednesday, November 18 / ART Auditorium
6:00-6:30 pm, Light reception
6:30-8:00 pm, Revolution in (Re)Form: More Thoughts on Abstract Painting Today
Public lecture by author and NEW NEW YORK essayist Marco Antonini
Antonini’s eponymous essay is a departure point for this lecture This exhibition examines the phenomenon and reasons for the resurgence of abstraction.  Works by approximately 30 New York artists are featured. Internationally recognized artists include Elise Adibi, John Allmaier, Timothy Atticus, Paul Behnke, Amanda Church, Vince Contarino, Paul Corio, Peggy Cyphers, Theresa Daddezio, Lisa Corinne Davis, Rob de Oude, Jon Elliott, Robert Otto Epstein, Franklin Evans, Rico Gatson, Enrico Gomez, Clare Grill, Shirley Kaneda, Julie Mehretu,  Lucas Moran, George Negroponte, Odili Donald Odita, Gary Petersen, Jenna Ransom, Jered Sprecher, Barbara Takenaga, Julie Torres, Terry Winters, Robert Yasuda, and John Zinsser.